Monitoring and Managing System Jobs

Several Microsoft Dynamics CRM features use system jobs to perform tasks automatically, including workflows Sets of logical rules that define the steps necessary to automate specific business processes, tasks, or sets of actions to be performed on Microsoft Dynamics CRM records., import Process for uploading data from a comma-separated value (CSV) file to Microsoft Dynamics CRM by using the Import Data Wizard., and duplicate detection Process of automatically identifying potential duplicate records., running independently or in the background.

You can monitor them to ensure that they run smoothly or have completed successfully. More information: Work with System Jobs

Managing system jobs

If there is a problem with a system job, you can cancel, postpone, pause, or resume it.

More information: Work with System Jobs

• Canceling system jobs

  You cannot resume a canceled system job.

• Postponing completion of system jobs

  Postponing an active system job stops any current and subsequent actions. You can specify a later time when you want the system job to restart.

• Pausing system jobs

  You can resume a paused system job.

• Resuming paused system jobs

  Resuming restarts a system job that was paused.

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Note

You cannot make changes to the status of a system job that has been completed or canceled.